Flex​/PRN - SOAR RN Student Externship

Flex/PRN - SOAR RN Student Externship page is loaded## Flex/PRN - SOAR RN Student Externshipremote type:
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** R156739 Flex/PRN - SOAR RN Student Externship (Evergreen) (Open)#
** How You’ll Help Transform Healthcare:
** June Cohort starts 6/1/26. This program provides continuous employment until graduation from RN Program.
If you are looking for a summer only externship, please search for Job R156193 on our career webpage (Use the "Apply for this Job" box below).    This is Carilion Clinic ...  An organization where innovation happens, collaboration is expected and ideas are valued. A not-for-profit, mission-driven health system built on progress and partnerships. A courageous team that is always learning, never discouraged and forever curious.  Headquartered in Roanoke, Va.,

you will find a robust system of award-winning hospitals, Level 1 and 3 trauma centers, Level 3 NICU, Institute of Orthopedics and Neurosciences, multi-specialty physician practices, and The Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine and Research Institute.  Carilion is where you can make your own path, make new discoveries and, most importantly, make a difference. Here, in a place where the air is clean, people are kind and life is good.

Make your tomorrow with us.

Through staffing office deployment, the Nurse Extern support nurses and other medical staff in caring for patients in a safe, compassionate manner a minimum of three (3) hours a week. Nurse Externs observe, document and communicate needs, concerns, and patient status changes to health care team promptly in various roles and departments throughout the organization. Provide emotional support, education and guidance to patients during their hospital stay.

Under the direction of the registered nurse or healthcare team member assists with nursing practice interventions.  Provides quality service through a team oriented, collaborative approach to patient care. Acts as a role model for excellence in customer service. Promotes positive patient outcomes through inquiry and evidence-based practice.
* Provide basic patient care including activities of daily living
* Range of motion.
* Ambulation* Positioning and skin care. Appropriate bathing and oral hygiene.
* Feeding and meal delivery.
* Toileting and incontinent care.
* Ensures a clean and safe working and patient environment
* Aids patient care team in collection of patient data and specimens. Reporting irregularities to the primary nurse. May participate in Interdisciplinary rounds (IDR)
* Patient rounding focusing on the 4P’s. Personal needs, Pain, Positioning, and Personal Items
* Ensures timely communication with the Central Operations Center and ensures timely interventions regarding identified events/concerns related to telemetry, bed alarms and/or virtual sitting
* Obtains urine, stool, and sputum specimens and processes specimens
* Obtains and records heath, weights, vital signs, including pulse oximetry and pain level and I&O
* Communicates patient status and reports changes in patient condition to licensed professional.
* Aids patient care team by performing and explaining designated patient care procedures:
* Performs and educates patient regarding purpose of incentive spirometry.
* Transport patients.
* Preps patient for diagnostic tests
* Performs pulse oximetry
* Provides postmortem care
* Assists with admissions and discharges
* Assists nurse in emergency situations.
* Performs ostomy care.
* Performs suction (oral).
* Performs blood sugar finger sticks.
* Performs EKGs (department specific responsibility).
* Provides patient education
* Assists with proning of patient and bedside procedure under the direction of the RN
* Additional responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
* May preform communication liaison duties for daily patient communications with family.
* Answers telephone promptly using excellent Customer Service skills.
* Answers patient call light
* Assist with vaccine…